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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
<br />OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTF.D
<br />FEBRUARY 21, 1984
<br />Presents President James Boehmer, Councilmen Bierman, O'Grady, Petrigac,
<br />Rademaker, Saringer, Tallon, Willamosky.
<br />Also present; Mayor Robert Swietyniowski, Law Director Michael ~areau, Finance
<br />Director Edward Boyle, Safety Director Eugene Petre, Clerk of
<br />Council Florence Campbell.
<br />Meeting was called to order by President Boehmer at 8:00 P.M.
<br />Members of the audience were invited to join Members of Council in reciting the
<br />Pledge of Allegiance.
<br />Minutes of the Council Meeting of February 7, 1984, were approved.
<br />President Boehmer announced that Ordinance No. 84-8, an ordinance providing for the
<br />submission to the electors of the City of North Olmsted of a proposed amendment to
<br />the charter of the City of North Olmsted relating to the filling of a vacancy in
<br />Council, and declaring an emergency, had been removed from the agenda. Also,
<br />Resolution No. 84--4, a resolution authorizing the Director of Public Safety to
<br />advertise for bids for four new police cars to be used by the Police Department;
<br />one new car to be used by the Safety Director; one new pickup truck to be used by
<br />the Parks and Recreation Department and one new chassis for Squad 51 to be used by
<br />the North Olmsted Fire Department, had been added to the agenda.
<br />Mayor Swietyniowski reported:. 1) Today, opened the bids for the 201 construction
<br />grant which, in effect, will start the construction for the Waste Water Treatment
<br />Plant improvements. There were five bids ranging from $1?_,400,000 to $13,400,000.
<br />It will probably take a month for the City, as well as EPA, to review.
<br />Mrs. Petrigac asked Mayor Swietyniowski who the successful bidder was on the bids
<br />for health insurance which were opened on the 17th of February. Mayor replied that
<br />he did not know; will look into it and advise.
<br />Finance Director Boyle reported: 1) Finance Department has completed the State
<br />Financial Report and will forward it to Columbus later this week. Operationally,
<br />in 1983, City received $4,070,000 in property taxes and $2,300,000 in income taxes.
<br />City spent approximately $3,100,000 on security of persons and property and
<br />$1,111,000 on transportation, including streets, etc. Retired almost $1,000,000
<br />in debts - a total outlay of $1,000,00 debt and $1,000,000 interest. Last year,
<br />closed all checking accounts and traded them into interest bearers which accounted
<br />for $35,000 in interest.
<br />2) A House Bill, passed on February 14th, will increase Public Employees' Retirement
<br />System benefits by 5~. There is no word what or if there will be an additional cost
<br />to the City.
<br />3) There are a f_ew bills pending on the Police and Fire pensions that will have an
<br />impact on the City budget.
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